Poll: Should the 2013 Winter Classic be played at Comerica Park rather than Michigan Stadium?

AP file photoRed Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard speaks with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on the Michigan Stadium field after it was announced the 2013 Winter Classic would be played in Ann Arbor

DETROIT -- If all goes according to the National Hockey League's plan,
the 2013 Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs
at Michigan Stadium will shatter the all-time attendance record for a hockey
game.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who announced the event
Thursday during a news conference at Comerica Park, said the league plans to
put 115,000 tickets on sale and doesn't anticipate any problem selling them all
for the Jan. 1 game.

"We knew the enormity that this game would create outdoors
and we don't think we're going to have enough tickets to satisfy the demand at
The Big House," Bettman said.

That said, there are some people who think the game should
have been played at Comerica Park since the Red Wings are based in Detroit, not
Ann Arbor, even though capacity at the home of the Detroit Tigers isn't even
half of what The Big House can hold.

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Comerica Park seats more than 40,000 for baseball
while Michigan Stadium has approximately 110,000 seats.

The decision on where to hold the game wasn't made by the
Red Wings or owner Mike Ilitch. That call was made by the NHL.

Ilitch said his first choice was to hold the game at Comerica Park until he
considered the economic impact a crowd of 115,000 would have for southeastern
Michigan.

To appease Ilitch, however, the NHL agreed to make the
Winter Classic part of a week-long series of events, most of which will be held
at Comerica Park.

Those will include an AHL game between the top farm teams of
the Red Wings and Maple Leafs; two OHL games; an alumni game; youth games;
and open skating for the public.

The Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament featuring the
University of Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech and Western Michigan will
also be moved from Joe Louis Arena to Comerica Park.

"We always envisioned there would be a number of important
events downtown," Bettman said. "We're
gonna bring somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 people to Detroit."

Is that enough? Should the Winter Classic have been held
at Comerica Park as well? Or does it even matter where the game is played as long as it's in Michigan?

Give us your thoughts on the issue and what you think the
economic impact the week-long festivities will have on Detroit and all of
southeastern Michigan.